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Welcome to the January - March 2025 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset management and investment funds. This report covers key dates and developments during the quarter, such...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a consultation paper setting out draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) amending the RTS on the clearing thresholds (CTs) under the European Markets...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its 2024 peer review report in respect of central counterparties (CCPs), as required by Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (EMIR). The focus of the report is...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published an overview of its planned consultations for 2025. The consultations relate to workstreams under the EU Listing Act,...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a letter (dated 3 March) addressed to the European Commission on the prioritisation of ESMA's 2025 deliverables. ESMA's letter sets out specific items which...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a discussion paper on fees to validate pro forma models under the revised European Market Infrastructure Regulation (known as EMIR 3). EMIR 3 requires that counterparties...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published two consultation papers on central counterparty (CCP) authorisations, extensions and validations under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation 3 (EMIR...more
The European Central Bank(ECB) has published FAQs on initial margin (IM) model approvals under EMIR 3. EMIR 3 requires, for the first time in the EU, counterparties to apply for authorisation before using, or adopting a...more
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/215 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, extending EU equivalence for U.K. CCPs under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)...more
EMIR saw significant change last year. Further change is happening now in the form of a new amending Regulation known as EMIR 3.0. Read on for a deep dive into those changes and how they might impact you....more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published its final report containing draft regulatory technical standards relating to colleges for central counterparties under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. Government confirms continuation of clearing exemption - ...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: Plenary December 2024 - Status: Final - The FSB has set out the outcomes of its Plenary that met on 3 and 4 December. Points of...more
The Bank of England has published its annual report on its supervision of financial market infrastructures, covering the period December 16, 2023 —December 17, 2024. The report sets out the work undertaken by the BoE over the...more
The European Banking Authority has published a no action letter stating that competent authorities should not prioritize any supervisory or enforcement action in relation to the processing of applications for initial margin...more
2024 has been a big year for EMIR, with significant changes to the EMIR reporting obligation having already taken effect for both EU EMIR and UK EMIR. For EU EMIR, further changes are happening now in the shape of a new...more
The EMIR 3 Regulation and Directive have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force on December 24, 2024. The EMIR 3 Regulation amends the European Market Infrastructure Regulation...more
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
EMIR 3, published in the Official Journal of the EU on December 4, 2024, introduces substantive changes to the existing clearing framework and margining exemptions under the EMIR Regulation....more
On December 4, 2024, EU Regulation 2024/2987 (EMIR 3), amending EU Regulation 648/2012 on the European Market Infrastructure (EMIR), was published in the EU Official Journal. EMIR 3 will enter into force on December 24, 2024,...more
The Council of the European Union has adopted the Regulation amending the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, the Capital Requirements Regulation, and the Money Market Funds Regulation as regards measures to mitigate...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) Germany - BReg: Government draft on the Second Future Financing Act (Regierungsentwurf zum zweiten Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz) Status: Draft - The...more
The European Banking Authority has launched, in cooperation with the European Securities and Markets Authority and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, a survey addressed to entities within the scope of...more
The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a policy statement to its occasional consultation paper (CP6/24). The statement provides feedback to responses the PRA received to the consultation paper, as well as the...more